Over 300 Iranian civil society activists, together with teachers, legal professionals, journalists, and human rights defenders, have despatched a letter to UN Secretary Common António Guterres, condemning current US threats to wage a conflict towards Iran.
The signatories – a few of whom recognized as critics of the Iranian authorities – pledged to “defend Iran with full pressure” if attacked, warning that any aggression would goal the Iranian folks, not simply the state.
The letter highlights Iran’s historic expertise with conflict, referencing the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq battle, the place “former Iraqi Ruler Saddam Hussein, appearing as a proxy for world powers, used chemical weapons equipped by Western nations.”
It additionally criticizes Western “double requirements” on nuclear points, noting Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) regardless of the US unilateral withdrawal in 2018 and subsequent “crippling sanctions harming atypical Iranians’ entry to medication and very important provides.”
Whereas acknowledging home political variations, the activists rejected any international intervention, together with in Iran.
“Democracy can’t be delivered by exterior powers that help Israel’s genocide in Gaza,” they state, condemning the US for “fixing worldwide points with bombs” below the present administration.
The letter warns that attacking Iran would destabilize world peace and urges worldwide solidarity towards “warmongering.” Copies of the letter had been despatched to the UN Common Meeting and Human Rights Council.
